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Iraq's young covet govt jobs in headache for economy

Baghdad (AFP) - Decent salaries and stability are the hallmarks of a job in Iraq's civil service, an institution much coveted by young graduates, even as it starves the private sector and hobbles the economy.

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Thousands of Iraqis mark third anniversary of nationwide protests

Baghdad (AFP) - Scuffles broke out between protesters and security forces injuring dozens as thousands gathered Saturday in Iraqi cities to mark three years since nationwide demonstrations erupted against endemic corruption.

AFP

Tear Gas Fired, Scores Wounded in Baghdad Rally Marking 2019 Protests

Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse stone-throwing protesters in clashes that wounded scores near Baghdad's Tahrir Square, where hundreds marked Saturday's anniversary of anti-government unrest in 2019. At least 64 people were wounded, including 26 members of the security forces, according to medical and security…

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Thousands of Iraqis gather to mark 2019 anti-government protest

Demonstrators and security forces clash during rally remembering the uprising three years ago.

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Tear gas fired, scores wounded in Baghdad protest marking 2019 unrest

Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades on Saturday to disperse stone-throwing protesters in clashes that wounded scores off Baghdad's Tahrir Square, where hundreds marked the anniversary of anti-government unrest in 2019.

Reuters

Thousands of Iraqis mark 3rd anniversary of nationwide protests

Baghdad (AFP) - Scuffles broke out between protesters and security forces injuring dozens as thousands gathered Saturday in Iraq's capital to mark three years since nationwide demonstrations erupted against endemic corruption.

AFP

Japan Wrestling Legend Antonio Inoki Dies at 79

Flamboyant Japanese professional wrestler turned politician Antonio Inoki died Saturday aged 79, according to a company he founded. His death, which public broadcaster NHK said was from heart failure, brought to an end a varied life in the public eye, during which Inoki fought Muhammad Ali, fostered close personal ties…

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Veteran claiming Universal Credit and forced to live in his car was 'left to cope' after leaving army

Marc Hill, formerly of the 1st Battalion Light Infantry, served in Afghanistan and Iraq says more needs to be done to help veterans when leaving the military

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Kurdish exiles back Iran protests but deny organizing them

Iran has accused Kurdish opposition groups in exile of orchestrating the wave of protests across the country over the past two weeks

The Independent UK

Exiled for decades, Iranian Kurds in Iraq come under fresh fire

Koysinjaq (Iraq) (AFP) - When Iranian strikes came crashing on northern Iraq's Kurdistan region, nurse Rezane Hassan rushed to the scene to help the victims, never imagining that her own fiance would be one of them.

AFP

US Confirms Death of American Citizen in Iran’s Attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan

The United States Department of State has confirmed that an American citizen was killed in Iranian missile and drone attacks on Wednesday that struck areas in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq. “We can confirm that a US citizen was killed as a result of a rocket attack in the…

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Ignoring Iraqi Protest, Iran Continues Bombing Kurdistan Region Villages

Iranian artillery on Thursday resumed attacking civilian sites north of the city of Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. The renewed Iranian shelling hit the Sidekan sub-district of the Soran region. “The attack targeted the Saqar and Barzini regions in Sidekan,” said Ihsan Shalabi, Sidekan’s mayor. “It did not result…

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US says citizen killed in Iran strikes on Iraqi Kurdistan

Washington (AFP) - The United States said Thursday that one of its citizens was killed in Iranian strikes on Iraqi Kurdistan as it separately announced fresh enforcement of sanctions on Tehran's oil sales.

AFP

U.S. confirms American citizen killed in rocket attack in Iraqi Kurdistan

U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel on Thursday confirmed that a U.S. citizen was killed in the Iranian rocket attack that targeted dissident sites in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Wednesday.

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Pregnant woman dies in devastating Iranian drone strike - but her unborn baby survives

A 24-year-old pregnant woman died in the brutal strikes while her baby was extracted from her corpse and survived in the drone strike by Iran in northern Iraq, targeting Iranian Kurdish opposition parties

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Saudi Arabia Condemns Iranian Attacks on Iraq's Kurdish Region

Saudi Arabia on Thursday has strongly condemned the Iranian attacks on the Kurdish region of northern Iraq that killed and wounded several. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its strong condemnation and denunciation of the Iranian attacks that targeted the Kurdish region in Iraq, which caused the death and injury…

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Rockets hit Baghdad for second day as Iraq unrest escalates

Four rockets landed around Iraqi government buildings, a day after an attempted storming of Iraq’s parliament.

Reuters

Rockets hit central Baghdad for second day in escalating unrest

Four rockets fired from eastern Baghdad on Thursday landed around the Iraqi capital's Green Zone, home to government buildings and foreign missions, police said, as political unrest intensified.

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Iran's Raisi condemns 'chaos' of protests after Mahsa Amini's death

Paris (AFP) - Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi condemned Wednesday the "chaos" sparked by a wave of women-led protests over the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the Islamic republic's morality police.

AFP

Protest-hit Iran launches strikes that kill 13 in Iraqi Kurdistan

Zargwez (Iraq) (AFP) - Iran launched cross-border missile and drone strikes that killed 13 people in Iraq's Kurdistan region Wednesday after accusing Kurdish armed groups based there of stoking a wave of unrest that has rocked the Islamic republic.

AFP

Iran's Raisi condemns 'rioters' in protests over Mahsa Amini's death

Paris (AFP) - Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi condemned Wednesday the "rioters" behind a wave of women-led protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the Islamic republic's morality police.

Reuters

No U.S. officials injured in Iranian attacks on Iraq, State Dept says

No American officials were injured in Iranian missile and drone attacks on Wednesday that struck areas in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Iran launches airstrike against Kurdish group in northern Iraq

Deadly attack comes in response to KDPI support for ongoing protests over Mahsa Amini death in custody

AFP

Seven wounded in rocket attack on Iraq's Green Zone as parliament sits

Baghdad (AFP) - Three rockets were fired Wednesday at Baghdad's Green Zone, wounding seven security force personnel, as parliament was holding its first session in two months, Iraq's security forces said.

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US National Security Advisor Condemns Iranian Attacks on Kurdish Areas in Iraq

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Wednesday condemned Iranian missile and drone strikes on Kurdish areas in Iraq and said Washington will continue to pursue sanctions and other means to disrupt Tehran's "destabilizing" activities.

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